Europe chemical and biofuels barge MOC dates ahead of Easter holidays 2025

Effective April 15, April 16 and April 17, and in line with the published holiday schedule, Platts will reflect bids, offers and trades of chemicals and biofuels barges

that load seven-to-15 days forward, not the usual three-to-15/five-to-15 days forward in its European Market on Close assessment process. The assessment continues to reflect the usual three-to-15/five-to-15 days forward date range.

The full detail for each day can be seen below:

On April 15, MOC dates will be April 22-April 30 (FE dates: April 22-April 26; MW dates: April 24-April 28; BE dates: April 26-April 30)

On April 16, MOC dates will be April 23-May 1 (FE dates: April 23-April 27; MW dates: April 25-April 29; BE dates: April 27-May 1)

On April 17, MOC dates will be April 24-May 2 (FE dates: April 24-April 28; MW dates: April 26-April 30; BE dates: April 28-May 2)

On April 17, all European chemicals and biofuels assessments will be on a 12:30 pm London time basis, with all cut-offs and timings commensurate with a close at that time.

Please note that April 18 and April 21 are UK bank holidays and no European chemicals or biofuels assessments will be published. For further details on services affected, please consult the published holiday schedule at https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/our-methodology/holiday

Please send any comments or questions to petchems@spglobal.com and mrts_biofuelsandfeedstocks@spglobal.com, with a copy to pricegroup@spglobal.com.